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British mystery and thriller writers since 1940 : First series

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Bibliographische Angaben
Körperschaft:	Gale Group, (Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft)
Beteiligte:	Staley, Thomas F., (HerausgeberIn) , Benstock, Bernard, (HerausgeberIn)
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Detroit, Mich : Gale Research, 1989
Schriftenreihe:	Dictionary of literary biography Dictionary of literary biography complete online
Umfang:	1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:	9780810345652 081034565X
Anmerkungen:	Original 419 p Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Schlagwörter:	Detective and mystery stories, English Novelists, English > 20th century > Biography
Veröffentlichungsangabe:	Farmington Hills, Mi : Gale, 2007
Anmerkung:	Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Zusammenfassung:	Ted Allbeury (1917-) - Desmond Bagley (1923-1983) - Edmund Crispin (Robert Bruce Montgomery) (1921-1978) - Len Deighton (1929-) -- Colin Dexter (1930-) -- Peter Dickinson (1927-) -Elizabeth Ferrars (Morna Doris Brown (1907-) - Ian Fleming (1908-1964) - Ken Follett (1949-) - Frederick Forsyth (1938-) - Dick Francis (1920-) - Nicolas Freeling (1927-) - Andrew Garve (1908-) -Michael Gilbert (1912-) - Geoffrey Houshold (1900-1988) - P.D. James (Phyllis Dodrothy James White) (1920) -- H.R.F. Keating (1926-) - John le Carre (David John Moore Cornwell) (1931-) - Peter Lovesey (1936-) - Gavin Lyall (1932-) - Helen MacInnes (1907-1985) - Peter O'Donnell (1920-) - Ruth Rendell (1930-) -- George Sims (1923-) - Julian Symons (1912-). Essays on British writers of detective novels, thrillers, suspense and crime novels, including psychological thrillers and spy stories. Discusses the backlash against the previously restrictive format that liberated the genre to develop along diverse lines. Influenced by an England caught between traditional and progressive modes of behavior
Medientyp:	Mode of access: Internet.